Lot/Ek (pronounced "low tech") a New York City-based design collaboration headed by Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano juxtaposes artifice, salvage, and habitable space into formal constructs. These constructs always include the appropriation of common ready-made objects that are reinvigorated with... View full entry
Ron Witte and Sarah Whiting, of WW, have moved to Princeton and into a Longstreth masterpiece. All it took was a letter... | nytimes View full entry
Prince-Ramus, OMA NY partner, lays out the distinctions between the NY satellite and the Dutch mothership, and the dawning of the hyper-rationalist age. Could Porto and Louisville be more different? | bizweek View full entry
So, can they or can't they pay interns? I have no idea what a brit pound is worth, but you can do the math. PartIV | previously in the blogowan | meanwhile, inquiring minds want to know... View full entry
So... you worked for free to worsen a presentation for a meeting that won't happen for a project that doesn't exist? Yup. | PartIV View full entry
Genius or chancer, that was what architects were asking themselves after Pritzker prizewinning architect Thom Mayne's recent talk in Dublin's National Concert Hall. Irish Times View full entry
Daniel Libeskind's shrink satus in the Freedom Tower debacle is replaced with a sleuth of towering achievements. ArchRecord View full entry
Rumor has it (from a friend/colleague of Vito's) that Peter Eisenman has dropped out of the Architect Duel because he was unaware of the nature of the event. Previously View full entry
If in NYC, Storefront invites you to celebrate the publication of Keller Easterling's new book Enduring Innocence, a book of the year recipient from archinect, on February 15th (tonight!), from 6-8pm. | storefront View full entry
I shot these videos at the Gehry exhibit opening at the Art Gallery of Ontario today. View full entry
Get the royal flickr red carpet photo tour of the Tadao Ando Exhibition in Shanghai. via View full entry
So what is Zaha Hadid really like? Her personality borders on both myth and speculation. Hadid is often respected, at times feared, but always discussed””as much for her penchant for Miyake as for her darkly aggressive paintings and swooping buildings. CITY l related? l site beyond... View full entry
How to Take A Caffeine Nap: The Caffeine Nap is simple. You drink a cup of coffee and immediately take a 15 minute nap. Researchers found coffee helps clear your system of adenosine, a chemical which makes you sleepy. So in testing, the combination of a cup of coffee with an immediate nap chaser... View full entry
edouard françois goes through the designboom questionnaire. Haute Qualité Environmentale. View full entry
The media launch for Frank Gehry's new show is going to be open to bloggers. Also, check out the AGO blog. View full entry